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Competition between kokanees and Utah chub in Flaming Gorge Reservoir

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Title Competition between kokanees and Utah chub in Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Creator Teuscher, D. Luecke, Chris
Description Kokanees Oncorhynchus nerka (lacustrine sockeye salmon) and Utah chub Gila atraria feed extensively on similar sizes and species of zooplankton in Flaming Gorge Reservoir. We measured the effects of Utah chub on the growth of kokanees in six 80-m3 enclosures containing ambient zooplankton populations. Three kokanees and 0, 3, 6, 12, or 24 Utah chub were weighed and placed in each enclosure. After 21 d, fish were removed and kokanee growth was compared among treatments. Zooplankton biomass,...
Date 1996-01-01T08:00:00Z
Type text
Identifier https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/215 info:doi/10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0505:CBKAUC>2.3.CO;2
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Source Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications
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Subject competition kokanees Utah chub Aquaculture and Fisheries Environmental Sciences Fresh Water Studies

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